BNSF to serve new biofuels terminal

BNSF Railway Co. will serve a biofuels terminal that USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF), a subsidiary of USD Group LLC, plans to build in National City, California. The terminal will provide transloading services for renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel, and support transportation of those products to markets in the Midwest and Gulf

India aims to capture 10% of green hydrogen exports

The government has put a number to its aim of being a leading exporter of green hydrogen in the world. Setting an ambitious target of capturing about 10 percent of the global green hydrogen market which is expected to touch 100 million metric tonne (MMT) by 2030. On January 13, the government released a blueprint

Ethanol centre of excellence launched in India

Strengthening bilateral ties between Brazil and India for the promotion of ethanol and its blends in the automotive sector, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, government of India launched the Virtual Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Auto Expo 2023 in the presence

Scientists created solar panel to help cut down cost of hydrogen

Scientists have created a new type of solar panel that could help drive down the cost of sustainable hydrogen. The new solar panel achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen – mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. University of Michigan scientists developed a new kind of solar panel achieving 9% efficiency

TA’ZIZ and Proman agreed to develop first methanol facility in UAE

Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and PROMAN AG (Proman), one of the world’s leading producers of methanol, have signed a shareholders’ agreement to develop the UAE’s first world-scale methanol production facility at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruways Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The facility has an anticipated annual capacity of

Oil majors in Europe investing more in biofuels

Europe’s oil majors are investing eight times more in biofuels than in hydrogen, according to a new study on behalf of the Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Around 75% of the European refining sector’s €39bn ($42.23bn) of planned investments in alternative fuels up to 2030 will go towards increasing biofuels production, states the report.

Lenovo to become NetZero by 2050

Lenovo announced its goal to reach netzero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between the UN Global Compact, CDP and World Wide Fund for Nature – making it the first PC and smartphone maker and one of only 139 companies in the world

USD Clean Fuels to build biofuels terminal

USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF) has announced its intention to build a new biofuels terminal in National City, California, US, that will have the capability to transload renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The terminal will be served by the BNSF Railway and will provide efficient transportation of clean fuels to the

India considers UAE’s support in developing green hydrogen industry

The UAE’s experience and know-how would help India in its green hydrogen program, authorities and experts said, following a new cooperation agreement between New Delhi and Abu Dhabi. Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh visited the UAE over the weekend and signed a memorandum on green hydrogen development and investment with his

TMEIC develops a new product for electrolyzer technologies

TMEIC has developed a new generation power electronics product to achieve a high current DC power supply for modern-day electrolyzer technologies. The Type-1 system uses a 24-pulse diode front-end rectifier for AC to DC conversion. In addition, the Type-2 system uses an IGBT front-end converter for AC to DC conversion. The IGBT front-end converter offers